I spent all my money. I was broke.
If I hadn't spent all my money, I wouldn't have been broke. // I wouldn't have been broke if I hadn't spent all my money.
I bought the tickets on the train because there wasn't a ticket office at the station.
If there had been a ticket office at the station, I wouldn't have bought the tickets on the train.
You didn't go to bed early. You were tired the following morning
If you'd gone to bed early, you wouldn't have been tired the following morning. //You wouldn't have been tired the following morning if you'd gone to bed early.
We stopped at the service station because we were nearly out of petrol.
If we hadn't been nearly out of petrol, we wouldn't have stopped at the service station.
I didn't go by train because the ticket was so expensive.
If the ticket hadn't been so expensive, I would have gone by train. // I would have gone by train if the ticket hadn't been so expensive.
Emma didn't catch the bus. She had to walk to school.
If Emma had caught the bus, she wouldn't have had to walk to school. // Emma wouldn't have had to walk to school if she had caught the bus.
I ate too much. I felt ill.
If I hadn't eaten too much, I wouldn't have felt ill. // I wouldn't have felt ill if I hadn't eaten too much.
I took a painkiller. My headache went away.
If I hadn't taken a painkiller, my headache wouldn't have gone away. // My headache wouldn't have gone away if I hadn't taken a painkiller.
I didn't meet you at the airport because I didn't know when you were arriving.
If I had known when you were arriving, you would have met you at the airport. // I would have met you at the airport if I had known when you were arriving.
We didn't save a lot of money. We weren't able to buy a new car.
If we had saved a lot of money, we would have been able to buy a new car. // We would have been able to buy a new car if we had saved a lot of money.
I wasn't late for the meeting because I took a taxi.
If I hadn't taken a taxi, I would have been late for the meeting. // I would have been late for the meeting if I hadn't taken a taxi
The tickets were expensive. I didn't travel by plane.
If the tickets hadn't been expensive, I would have travelled by plane. // I would have travelled by plane if the tickets hadn't been expensive.
We turned left and we got lost.
If we hadn't turned left, we wouldn't have got lost. // We wouldn't have got lost if we hadn't turned left.